West Virginia House Bill 5648: Relating to the regulation and oversight of the provision of electricial power to consumers in this State

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

The purpose of this bill is to allow a more consumer-oriented approach to the setting of public utility rates by the Public Service Commission by prioritizing the interests of utility service customers; providing protections to certain disabled rate-payers; and authorizing cost-saving measures such as: the use of portable electrical generation devices without notification to electric utilities; establishing distributed power plant production systems; and authorizing the operation of certain power generation facilities under a subscriber model.

Latest action

Motion to table motion to discharge from committee adopted (Roll No. 230) (2026-03-02)

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